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Why Tax Planners Need a Written Tax Plan

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What if there was a straightforward way to improve profitability and reduce liability for your tax practice? Creating a written tax plan can separate the professionals from the amateurs. Anyone can come up with an idea and call it a tax plan. Will your client actually implement the plan and realize the savings?

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The Ins and Outs of Real Estate Income: Tax Planning for Short-Term Rentals

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By enticing taxpayers with tax benefits, more people are able and willing to make this sizable and possibly intimidating financial investment. Real estate owners have four main ways to make money off their property: Rental income. Given its surging popularity and lesser-known tax rules, we will focus this article on short-term rentals.

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Tax Planning Versus Preparation – What is the Difference? – Part 2

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Tax planning is making shifts in a taxpayer’s financial and business situation, to minimize their tax burden both in the short term and over time. We’ll discuss five of the main strategies for legally lowering your clients’ tax burden. But saving one year is better than falling victim to a 7% tax increase!

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Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Individuals to Maximize Savings and Minimize Tax Burdens? 

Anders CPA

When in doubt, consult with a trusted tax professional to determine whether certain deductible activities apply to your circumstances. While this guidance is geared towards individuals and families, check out our year-end tax planning tips for businesses.

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Intuit ProConnect Tax + QuickBooks Online = Timesaving Cloud Solution

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However, when they combine QuickBooks with Intuit ProConnect Tax , they’ll get a more powerful way to manage their clients’ information. Known as “Books to Tax,” QuickBooks flows directly into ProConnect Tax to auto-populate a client’s tax return, streamlining the process and avoiding manual data entry.

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Tax Deferral Strategies for Real Estate: Using the 1031 Exchange in Partnerships

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Converting a Partnership Interest into an Interest in the Property Partnerships have two main options for handling a 1031 exchange under these circumstances: Drop-and-Swap: The first method involves liquidating the partnership interest by distributing the interest in the property owned by the partnership.

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Intuit Adds Features to ProTax Group of Products

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New updates and features include: Client OneView – Allow previews up to 5 clients simultaneously and gain insights into potential tax savings, the number of probable strategies, and the potential strategies for each client to create a personalized tax plan for each client with confidence.